In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, Local Government

Notes – Read First This projection is based on a small number of mail in ballots. It is far from final – read prediction at the end. I predict this will go back and forth and not be final for many days still. Important to note that a few thingsContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, County Council, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, Governor, Local Government, Maryland, Voting

NOTE: Full results are not likely to come in for at LEAST 10-15 days. Calls posted here are based on assumptions that patterns hold and may not be final. Updated for all in person voting 7/20/2022 08:21:40 PM Links Open in New Tabs Links For state offices, see Maryland results.Continue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, BOE, County Council, County Executive, Elections, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Practically Mental, Voting

Don’t forget that voting and vote collection ends today, July 19th at 8pm! Whether you agree with our picks or not, please vote local (up and down the ballot) and vote informed! Thanks to our awesome friends at the Board of Elections Social Media we have compiled a bunch ofContinue Reading

In: MCPS, School, Testing, Uncategorized

Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in ELA. Data for MCPS Grade 8 ELA scores in 2018, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed to answer 3 questions: 1. What is the percent of proficient students at each school by year? 2. What is the change in the percent of proficient students atContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Elections, Local Government, Maryland, Research, Voting

Overview In the voter data coming out after early voting, the number of votes in Montgomery County compared to Maryland total seemed pretty low. Upon further investigation, Montgomery County’s votes so far are the second worst county in Maryland based on comparing county voting age population. The data is fromContinue Reading

In: MCPS, Multilingual Learners, Research, School, Testing

Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. MCPS has a diverse community of students; there are over 120 languages spoken by the more than 26,000 students enrolled in the ESOL program. The top 5 languagesContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Elections

Basic Information Email vote@MarcusAlzona.comWebsite MarcusAlzona.comFacebook facebook.com/MarcusAlzonaTwitter twitter.com/MarcusAlzonaOther linkedin.com/in/MarcusAlzona Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? As a computer scientist with years of networking, videography and livestreaming experience, when the pandemic started I quickly moved to assist multiple organizations during the initial months ofContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, County Council, Elections, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Mental health, Practically Mental, School

Introduction A local podcast by Dr. Jessica Hasson – about differences in experiences (and thus coping methods) and practical and realistic ways to address our mental health needs on this podcast. Expect some snark, a lot of sarcasm, and real talk about life. Here are the podcast interviews with MontgomeryContinue Reading